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Help me here...Are we better off if Trump TRIES to do the duties of his office, or if he DOESN'T? (Original Post) Ken Burch Dec 2016 OP
Breaking out the beer & popcorn Lurks Often Dec 2016 #1
Does it seem like... Cracklin Charlie Dec 2016 #2
Do we even know what Trump feels are the duties of his office? guillaumeb Dec 2016 #3
He sees himself as a figurehead, from what I have read. femmocrat Dec 2016 #4
I don't think it makes much difference. milestogo Dec 2016 #5
he's just a celebrity diversion - its the republican congress that is the enemy of the nation nt msongs Dec 2016 #6
Well yeah...but you can see why a person might be perplexed by this. Ken Burch Dec 2016 #7
Moot question canetoad Dec 2016 #8
We'll be better off if he has a cranial bleed and spends the next four years in a coma. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2016 #9

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
3. Do we even know what Trump feels are the duties of his office?
Thu Dec 29, 2016, 09:59 PM
Dec 2016

Or will he be the speechmaker while Pence and the GOP destroy the last of the safety net?

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
4. He sees himself as a figurehead, from what I have read.
Thu Dec 29, 2016, 10:02 PM
Dec 2016

He will handle ceremonial duties while Pence has all the real responsibilities.

Remember his son offered Kasich the VP slot, so Kasich would be in charge of domestic and foreign policy while trump "made America great again"? That's what Pence can be expected to do, I guess!

milestogo

(16,829 posts)
5. I don't think it makes much difference.
Thu Dec 29, 2016, 10:05 PM
Dec 2016

He is poorly informed, arrogant, and erratic. I don't think his idea of trying to be a really good president would result in anything good for the 99%. Its going to result in enriching a few people. That's if he is 'effective' in getting the things he wants.

By "if he doesn't" do you mean if he leaves it all to Pence and his other sidekicks?

Based on his history of lying and business failures, he's going to claim success no matter what happens.

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,271 posts)
9. We'll be better off if he has a cranial bleed and spends the next four years in a coma.
Fri Dec 30, 2016, 03:06 AM
Dec 2016

Not that I would wish anything bad to happen to him. But the guy looks like a stroke candidate.

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